The Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) announced that a person named Hekim, who was captured by the invading Turkish forces on March 17, has started to work on behalf of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT

The statement included the following:

"In a statement we made on March 19, 2021, we announced that a conflict had broken out between our unit and the invading enemy on March 17 when our comrade Ruken Zerdest was martyred and two other persons were taken prisoner. The person named Hekim was made a spy and started to cooperate with the enemy after getting captured by them. This person has been involved in activities carried out by MIT especially recently. Our people should know this and act consciously.”